Alarming Facts about Global Warming

We
need to do something now…

We
need to do something now…

What will it take for us to take the
dangers of Global Warming seriously? We read about it, hear about it and see
the evidence all around us, but we shrug our shoulders when asked to do our
share to fix the problem. Yes, it seems like a problem that’s too big for one
person to solve, but you’re not just one person. Your efforts when mimicked all
over the world will make a big difference. But if everyone starts thinking that
nothing can be done, then we’re doomed.

Global warming has the capability to wipe
humanity off the face of the Earth. Our planet is warming up, but it’s been
warmer in the ancient past – Mother Earth can handle herself. It will go on
revolving around the sun, but without us. We will not survive.

Global
Warming is really here…

Read these alarming facts about global
warming. These are not invented to scare people as most detractors of Global
Warming claim. These are facts.

1)In the past 100 years, the
Earth’s temperature has risen by 0.8 degrees Celsius or 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
Most of the warming happened in the last 2 decades. This means that the planet
is warming up at a faster rate now than at any time in history.

2)There’s more Carbon Dioxide in
the atmosphere today as compared to any time in the last 800,000 years!

3)Human activities release around
37 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere each year.

4)If the planet heats up a couple
of degrees more, polar ice sheets, glaciers and all the sea ice will melt and sea
levels will rise and inundate coastal cities.

5)According to the IPCC, the
ocean will rise by 7 to 23 inches in the next 100 years due to global warming.
This means we should move our cities inland. All coastal cities will sink below
the waters if this happens.

6)The increase in temperature is
causing extreme weather changes such as heat waves, drought, wildfires and
devastating tropical storms. As the planet heats up, the weather will be more
destructive to the human population.

7)Animals are going extinct due
to the destruction of their habitat as a result of global warming. Those who
can migrate to a better habitat will survive, but those who can’t will die off.

8)The increasing temperature will
start a domino of negative effects. As countries try to cope and save its
citizens, global economies will fall. Trading and production will stop as the
whole planet focuses on survival.

9)There will be food and water
shortage. Crops will die from the heat or from drought. Other areas will be
flooded.

10)Since many people will be
displaced, sanitation will become a problem. Diseases such as malaria, dengue and
other infectious diseases will spread.

It may sound like doom-saying, but the picture
painted by these facts is the result of our actions. They are future outcomes,
not future events. These events are happening now. As you read this, the
glaciers are melting and the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
increases.

It will take all of us to make a
significant change, from the individual to the biggest companies. But until the
magnitude of the problem is understood by every human being on the planet, it
will be very hard to prevent the possible disasters that global warming can
bring.

We need everyone to do at least one thing
to lower their carbon footprint. We need people to make other people aware of
the seriousness of global warming and spread the word. Every one of us who
lives on this planet should raise their voices so governments will double their
initiatives to lower carbon emissions.

You’re not just one person. You can do so
much to start a ripple of actions that can change our global habits. We need
these ripples to turn into one global initiative! We didn’t live like this many
centuries ago. We weren’t so wasteful then.

Let’s wake up and look at the elephant in
the room. It’s there and it’s staring us right in the face. Global warming is
here and it’s a threat to life as we know it.

Read more about today’s environmental
issues at The World Counts:
Stories. Behind the numbers, there are stories that you need to know. We
believe that if you know about what’s really happening, you will do what needs
to be done.